NYC Series A VC Firms 2026: Who Leads, Who Follows, and What the Metrics Bar Looks Like
A founder shortlist of NYC Series A venture firms — lead vs follow, sector fit, and approximate ARR/growth norms for 2026 rounds in the $8–25M band.
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A founder shortlist of NYC Series A venture firms — lead vs follow, sector fit, and approximate ARR/growth norms for 2026 rounds in the $8–25M band.
Oklahoma City venture map in 2026 — Paycom (NYSE: PAYC), Apricot's Insight-led Series A, Tobe Energy and Galvanic Energy, plus Cortado Ventures, Plains Ventures, and i2E.
Omaha's venture map in 2026 — Buildertrend, Breeze, LeverageRx, Grapple, Dundee Venture Capital, MOVE Venture Capital, Nebraska Angels, and national fintech capital for the Midwest commerce corridor.
Orange County’s venture map in 2026 — Anduril, DZYNE, Mach Industries, Bonfire Studios, Tebra, WM Technology, plus Cove Fund, TCA, and Visionary Ventures.
Orlando venture map in 2026 — SimSpace’s cyber-range HQ move, SIMCOM aviation training, DeepWork Capital, and GuideWell Innovation at Lake Nona.
Philadelphia venture map in 2026 — dbt Labs, Crossbeam, Timbucktoo, Tmunity’s Penn CAR-T exit, Wealthmore, and national software/biotech /fund/ shortlists.